1920 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
The 1920 gubernatorial election in Wisconsin was held on November 2, 1920. Republican candidate John J. Blaine won the election with 52% of the vote,[1] winning his first of three terms as Governor of Wisconsin due to the popularity of Emanuel L. Philipp and it would lead to his victorious campaigns for Senate and Attorney General. Blaine defeated Democratic Party candidate Robert McCoy, Socialist candidate William Coleman and Prohibition Party candidate Henry H. Tubbs.
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Candidates
The Republican Party (United States) backed John J. Blaine a former candidate for governor of Wisconsin in 1914 and the future Senator and Attorney General of Wisconsin, the Democratic Party (United States) backed Robert Bruce McCoy a general in the National Guard, Monroe County Court Judge and Mayor of Sparta, the Socialist Party of America backed Socialist trade union activist William Coleman who received the highest number of votes ever cast for a Socialist candidate for governor and the Prohibition Party backed Henry H. Tubbs.
Election Results
| Gubernatorial election in Wisconsin, 1920 [1] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Republican | John J. Blaine | 366,247 | 52.98% | |||
| Democratic | Robert McCoy | 247,746 | 35.84% | |||
| Socialist | William Coleman | 71,126 | 10.29% | |||
| Prohibition | Henry H. Tubbs | 6,047 | 0.88% | |||
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 128 | 0.02% | |||
| Totals | 691,294 | 100.00% | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | |||||